Forum: Fitness
05-17-2010, 11:42 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,975
Re: Breaking up reps
Isn't that what they are doing when they write: "for time". It seems to me that your main point here is that "for time" is being over emphasized in the WODs people are doing. There are other CF...
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Forum: Fitness
05-17-2010, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,975
Re: Breaking up reps
Jamie, I think the idea behind doing whatever results in the fastest time in "For Time" WODS is:
1. It's best to have a single goal for a WOD. That makes tracking improvement much easier. It's...
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Forum: Health and Medical Issues
05-10-2010, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 9,869
Re: Birth control issues?
I don't have anything to add re: birth control, but I wouldn't discount your training plan as a source of your stalling. CF calls for doing WOD's 5 to 6 times a week. I know I don't make any...
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Forum: Health and Medical Issues
05-10-2010, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,010
Re: Heart stim units for gym
My mom had one ordered for her office. She used one to save the life of a man working there who had a massive heart attack. He was in poor health and died the next year anyhow, but it literally...
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Forum: Fitness
05-10-2010, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,192
Re: Question regarding SS
This is somewhat true, but the weightgain from SS will have an impact on your pullup numbers. I went from 23 pullups to about 10 while doing SS for about 12 weeks. I think I gained about 20lbs...
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Forum: Nutrition
05-05-2010, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 100
Views: 38,627
Re: Want to see my abs!
I don't get it. If high volume work makes people fat, then why aren't endurance athletes who follow traditional high volume programs fat. They should be real tubs of lard with all that running and...
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Forum: Workout of the Day
04-14-2010, 08:25 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 36,484
Re: Why jumping pull ups?
Google Jumping Pull Ups Rhabdo. There are plenty of known cases and jumping pull ups are a known risk. Also read this thread. http://www.board.crossfit.com/showthread.php?t=38220
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Forum: Exercises
04-06-2010, 07:45 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,544
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Forum: Community
03-31-2010, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,594
CrossFit in congress
Didn't see this posted already, but Politico has an article on CrossFit today that some may find interesting. It links back to a new CFJ article that was linked on yesterday's MP.
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Forum: Equipment
03-11-2010, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,514
Re: Designing a Home Gym
If you are designing a "show gym", I'm not sure you are in the right place to ask for advice.
We would want a great lifting platform with high end specialty bars and bumpers, a C-2 rower,...
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Forum: Exercises
03-10-2010, 10:59 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 14,615
Re: where to look while squatting?
One general truth in lifting heavy things that I try to follow unless there is a clear reason not to is: keep a neutral spine. If you keep a neutral spine/neck while low bar squatting, you will be...
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Forum: Starting
03-08-2010, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,264
Re: Frustrated Need Help
+1
Competitiveness is a great thing, except when it's not. In everything that you ever do in life there will always be people better than you. That's not a reaon to get down about something. ...
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Forum: Stuff and Nonsense
03-05-2010, 02:27 PM
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Replies: 110
Views: 21,787
Re: Stupid things teachers tell us
If you are using physics in the "real world", chances are a computer program is doing all the heavy lifting. Knowing how to set up a problem is generally much more valuable than actually working...
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Forum: Stuff and Nonsense
02-26-2010, 07:42 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 9,871
Re: how long do real life situations last?
For whitewater kayaking (the only area where I have experience with life/death struggles), the struggle usually lasts under 5 minutes. The situations are usually dynamic enough that in the course of...
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Forum: Starting
02-24-2010, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 23,683
Re: Want to gain muscle weight
CrossFit is a really good GPP program (overall fitness to use your category). If that's your goal for a workout program, then CF is a wonderful choice. It's what I do to pursue that goal.
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Forum: Starting
02-24-2010, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 23,683
Re: Want to gain muscle weight
No need to guess. I gave very explicit advice that did not include milk. I didn't inlcude milk because he said he couldn't drink it. I tend to give people advice based on their situation, not on...
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Forum: Starting
02-24-2010, 07:35 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 23,683
Re: Want to gain muscle weight
Lift heavy. Eat more. If you get fat, eat less but always lift heavy. Follow a proven strength program like SS or WSSB, don't just make up your own program.
CF is a GPP program that people tend...
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Forum: Starting
02-24-2010, 07:29 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 23,683
Re: Want to gain muscle weight
Ignore this advice. CF is a terrible mass gain program. The OP is severly underweigth and wants to gain muscle mass. A little specialized training is a good thing if a person have specialized...
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Forum: Starting
02-23-2010, 08:27 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 23,683
Re: Want to gain muscle weight
Eat lots of calories. Don't worry about eating clean or the zone or any of those things, just eat. Make sure to get at least 1.5-2g protien for every lb of body weight. Do SS for 3-6 months and...
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Forum: Nutrition
02-22-2010, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 7,451
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Forum: Nutrition
02-22-2010, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 7,451
Re: any thoughts on honey
I guess I prefer for words and concepts to have actual meaning. The idea that the paleo diet is what a person thinks it is spreads the concept so thin that it loses all meaning. What we are left...
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Forum: Nutrition
02-22-2010, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 7,451
Re: any thoughts on honey
I admit, I think the logic behind paleo is flawed at best. I had thought it was at least consistent. Now it doesn't seem to even have that going for it. I promise any paleo man would have eaten...
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Forum: Nutrition
02-22-2010, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 7,451
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Forum: Nutrition
02-19-2010, 07:17 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 10,779
Re: The dilemma of the spaghetti squash
It's pretty easy to cut before cooking as well. Just like with any winter squash, lay the squash down on its longest, most stable axis, use the tip of a sharp knife (I use a boning knife or medium...
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Forum: Fitness
02-17-2010, 02:13 PM
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Replies: 243
Views: 84,327
Re: Lyle McDonald on Crossfit
This is a softball. The truest definition of fitness is described here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitness_(biology) wfs
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